FGM

Women and Girls

Somalia: Early Marriages, FGM and Closure of Businesses Threaten Girls and Women as Drought Worsens

March 28, 2022

Indicators point to the erosion of gains made for girls' and women's rights in Somalia as the drought worsens. Girls are being forced to drop out of school putting them at risk of harmful traditional practices such as early marriage and Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Women-run businesses have been hit especially hard with 98% of them having lost revenue and income due to the high cost of goods,

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